Two forms of long-term depression in a polysynaptic pathway in the leech CNS: One NMDA receptor-dependent and the other cannabinoid-dependent

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 195, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 831-841

  Li, Qin ^a   Burrell, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid; Leech; Long term depression; NMDA receptor; Synaptic plasticity

Indexed keywords

2 ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL; 2-ARACHIDONYLGLYCEROL; ACYLGLYCEROL; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LEECH; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; CANNABINOIDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GLYCERIDES; LEECHES; LIPOPROTEIN LIPASE; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, CANNABINOID; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 69849113854     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-009-0462-3     Document Type: Article

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